Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-09
A FORTUNA ABlD FILTH
gsER @EEMY wealth. MOI
LESS Tn AN SlOo, 600.

God and Crisp Bank Notes Found Sc.
creted in Filthy Rags in Out-of-the-
Way NoOks IN His Squaiid Bed
Ohamber-His Companion His Cousin
Distant Relatives Already on tho
Seen.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8. - A search to
day of the house where the two old men,
Joseph Perry and Richard Price, were
found lying dead yesterday, brought to
light large amount OF hidden treasure
Perry was tie one who owned all the
riches. He retired from firm of auc.
tioneers several years ago with indepen-
dent means aud took Price, who was his
cousin, as a companion. He was close.
listed and scarcely allowed himself the
necessarieS of life. The house, No. 1,025
Locust street, where the two old men
lived, and where they were found yester-
dav lying on the floor dead, is dilapi-
dated twO-story frame. and It's interior
was even more wretched that Its outward
appearance.
FILTHY IN THE EXTREME.
Its two occupants never held any com.
munication with their nejghbors, but the
neighbOrs on one or TWO occasions mani
lie sted an Int rest in them far enough TO
m axe complaint 10 the Board of Health
OF their frightfu filth. Both old men APP
peared on the street clad as beggars, aud
they always looked bali starved, wretched,
drunken and besOtted.
In an undertaker's establishment the
bodies of the dead misers lay to-day
CHASTITY in death. Their appearance was
ton of personal neglect. The post
mOrtem examination was made day,
and the inquest will be held on Monday.
MONEY IN RAGS.
This afternoon Coroners Messenger
Duval, with three distant relatives OF
Perry and lawyer, began a search of the
filthy old house. Removing a filthy COW
erlet from the bed, dirty piece of paper
was found containing bank notes amount
ing to $l37. A small parcel next discov-
cred contained $40 in gold, an old dlrty
canvas bag held $500 IN bright gold coin OF
denominations Of So, $40 and 500 pieces
and $40 in bright new GOLD certificates
were wrapped in filthy cloth. Another
| bed in the room was then searched and
the first thing found was $500 in $50 gold
certificates wrapped as the other in old
rags and paper and stuck under a corner
of the mattress.
$945 ON THE BED POST.
An old rag TIED around the bed post was
found TO contain $945 in bright gold
pieces. In addition to packages con-
tanning money great piles of paper were
brought out in old musty boxes. They
contained deeds to property, mortgages
bank books, insurance policies, ground
rents and other valuable documents.
Messenger Duval made a careful invent.
DRY of everything found and took charge
OF all the valuables.
THE AMOITNT OF THE rTND
The amount of cash found footed up
81, 157, and the securities discovered are
valued at $4,000. These discoveries
bring the total amount up to about
100000, large sum having been found
yesterday. The search to-day was only
in the second story front room, and
numerous speculations are made as to
the probable revelations which will at
tend the completion of the investigation.
The Corouer's physician said that from
The condition Of the remains the men
must have been dead at least four days.
Doubtless they fell on the floor in
drunken stupor and then frOze to death,